How do you deal with a significant other that...

jemhh wrote: »

I never understand these types of questions.

There are thousands of meals that don't involved everything being mixed up together. Either make those foods (i.e., no casseroles) or get used to him picking the veggies out. You're going to share many things over the course of a relationship. The exact same food preferences do not have to be one of those things. I'd ask him to please not make a face or act like the veggies are gross, simply to prevent your kid from trying to emulate him, but other than that who cares that he only likes broccoli. There are worse things in life. He could only like the vocal stylings of Justin Bieber or the dulcet tones of Zamfir's pan flute or insist on one ply toilet paper or on wearing patchouli scented cologne.

This. And think about why you feel the need to make a grown man change his eating habits if he doesn't want to. You eat better than him, great for you. Don't make it a bone of contention. I have been married to the same great guy for 24 years. I fix veggies I don't like and he eats them. I fix veggies I like, and he doesn't eat them. Our kids take a mix of the available veggies.

I eat separate from my family. They will have their carb heavy meals and I'll grill some veggies and chicken. For the most part it goes ok.

I think saying "who cares?" really ignores the reality of humans - we all care about different things. For some people, it's very important to them that their SO is on the same sleep schedule as them. For others, it's very important to them that their SO have their own form of transportation to things they like to do. For others, it's very important to them that their SO be an optimist. Some people can deal with all of these things not being true but care about entirely different things!

I always thought of my ex as pretty picky even though he didn't think the same way, so I would cook my own meals a few times a week and let him fend for himself which usually involved leftovers or some kind of frozen dinner/pizza. It let me get the things I like (white fish, eggs, mushrooms, clams, etc etc etc) so I didn't murder him in his sleep for his inability to just eat what was put in front of him.

Sorry picky people! I just don't get you!

Francl27 wrote: »

'Eat it or make your own dinner'. Lol.

This. I make my own meals a majority of the time. I don't expect the rest of the family to adapt to my diet.

i forced my husband to broaden his horizon. Luckily i was/am a chef for over 10 years. You can make most anything taste good if its cooked right. Boiled brussels? i want to die. Roasted brussels with garlic and bacon give me! my husband ate like a stoner teenager when we first started dated now he eats like an adult. It was slow and steady. I kind of put garlic and butter on everything.

cerise_noir wrote: »

Ignore him.
Simple.

This.

Or if you get tired of him wasting food, just let him make his own. My wife and I eat two totally seperate diets. We make our meals separately so there is no waste.

I remember when the doctor told dad to eat better and lower his cholesterol and such. I worked my butt off trying to find healthy foods to cook that weren't boring. You know what he did? Took two bites and then went and made himself a bowl of cheerios and got a fudge pop and ate those...every night... Finally I gave up.